Tamil Nadu's archaeological milestones in 2025 include the discovery of the Indus Valley script and ancient iron usage.
Beyond the political theatrics, the report reflects the hard work of archaeologists. It deserves open-minded academic scrutiny.
When jingoism reigns supreme, science takes a backseat. The recent announcement by Chief Minister M. K. Stalin that Iron Age began in Tamil Nadu is a case in point.
Recent Radiometric Dates from Tamil Nadu’ in Chennai, Stalin said he was making the remarkable anthropological announcement, not only to India but to the whole world, that the “Iron Age began ...
Recent radiometric dates from Tamil Nadu’, authored by K. Rajan and R. Sivanantham, Mr. Stalin said: “The Iron Age began on Tamil soil!”. He went on to cite carbon dating results from ...
Iron Age in Tamil Nadu may have begun around 3,345 BCE, a thousand years earlier than previously believed, new carbon dating from burial urns in Sivagalai reveals. This challenges the notion that ...
Chief Minister M K Stalin declared that the history of the Indian subcontinent can 'no longer overlook Tamil Nadu but must begin here.' ...
Chennai, Tamil Nadu Chief Minister M K Stalin on Thursday claimed that the Iron Age began in the region and the use of iron on Tamil soil could be dated to the first quarter of 4th millennium BCE, ...
With recent findings on the Iron Age creating excitement among archaeologists and scholars worldwide, Tamil Nadu has charted ...
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The assertions of ‘first comer’ are the hallmark of sectarian nationalism and contrary to the values of Indian Constitution ...